Saturday, March 30, 2013

family history friday, barely.

It may be 8 minutes past midnight, but I am still awake so we are counting this as a family history friday post that is actually done on Friday. And THAT is final.

I made the near fatal error of entering Fabric Depot earlier this week. For those of you who are not familiar with this store, there are three important things to know about it. 1. It is a huge store with decadent fabric all throughout 2. It ruins any future Joann's trips because nothing can compare 3. Luckily, they are located more than an hour away. So, what does this have to do with family history? It is a bit of a stretch, but like Dieter F. Uchtdorf and his planes, I think I can pull this off.

I "stopped" in to Fabric Depot because I happened to be on that side of Portland and I was looking for a beautiful family tree panel by my favorite artist, Sarah Jane. (See, there is a family history connection!) Alas, they had no Sarah Jane fabric and I was stuck buying a little bit of this and that, all the while rationalizing that each purchase was for an upcoming birthday. Because Elise is next in line for birthdays in our house, I will show you her project first. It was a cute design that already had the work done in it for a quilt so I decided to personalize it for her. I embroidered Gordon B. Hinkley's "be's" throughout the top, leaving her a legacy of values that I hope she will remember as she looks at it. (yet another family history link!) Because I am a sentimental sort, I did it in my handwriting and signed it for her to remember who made it and when. Hopefully, this will be an heirloom for her to hold onto throughout the years.

As a little humorous side note, Elise had a little bit of a hormonal day earlier this week. She was crying about *everything*. I can help my children work through problems and frustrations but when you start crying about a new problem everytime I help you with the last one, I tend to get a little exasperated. (just a wee bit.) On this particular day, I was working on this blanket that Elise doesn't know is for her. Ironically, I was working on the square below that reads "Be positive". Hopefully it will help her on her next "the world is about to end" sort of a day. On this particular day, it gave me a little laugh. (which I needed!)

Being blessed with 6 girls brings lots of joy and lots of chaos into our house. We get to do girly to the sixth degree and I enjoy every moment of it. Almost. My poor husband is outnumbered in a major way, but he did ask for it when he said that he wanted all girls, a mere 14 years ago.